Areyongalepis Explained

Areyongalepis is a genus of prehistoric jawless fish that lived during the Ordovician period.

The genus was originally named Areyonga by Australian palaeontologist Gavin C. Young, but the name had already been allocated to a modern genus of wasp.[1] Young therefore renamed the fossil fish Areyongalepis in 2000.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Gauld. I.D.. 1984. Subfamily Tersilochinae. In: An Introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 895. 304–316.
  2. Young. Gavin C.. 2000. Areyongalepis, a replacement name for Areyonga Young 1997 (Preoccupied name). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 20. 3. 611. 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0611:AARNFA]2.0.CO;2. 83848893.

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